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ASTRONEER
A space sandbox where you dig through planets and build a shared network of machines, bases and vehicles.
Online co-op for up to 8 players, with crossplay.
- 8 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op8 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, PlayStation, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You land on a small planet with a shelter and a tool that digs up the ground. You collect resources, print equipment and connect machines into a working base. Tunnels take you below the surface, while shuttles carry you to other worlds. Each place gives you different materials and terrain to work around.
Friends can join your world online and take on different jobs. One of you gathers supplies while another sorts storage, expands the power network or builds a rover. You can follow the mysteries scattered across the solar system or spend the evening improving a factory. There is time to chat during familiar work, with occasional trouble from steep drops and dangerous plants.
How it feels
Kind of game
Few set goals. You build things, test them and mess around with what you made.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Tension and danger
- Story
- Working in sync
- Physical comedy
- Getting better
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked ASTRONEER
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Why it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Creative sandbox
- About
- Science fiction, Mining and Building vehicles
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Space Engineers differs
- More figuring things out than ASTRONEER
- Harder to master than ASTRONEER
- 16 online
- Crossplay
Both are sandboxes where you make your own fun. Both are about science fiction and mining and digging. Both have long calm stretches.
But more figuring things out than ASTRONEER.
Scrap Mechanic
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Creative sandbox
- About
- Science fiction, Mining and Building vehicles
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Scrap Mechanic differs
- More fighting than ASTRONEER
- More figuring things out than ASTRONEER
- Online
Both are sandboxes where you make your own fun. Both let you build things together. Both are about science fiction and mining and digging.
But more fighting than ASTRONEER.
TerraTech
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Creative sandbox
- About
- Alien planets, Mining and Building vehicles
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How TerraTech differs
- More fighting than ASTRONEER
- Fits a smaller group than ASTRONEER
- 4 online
Both are sandboxes where you make your own fun. Both are about strange alien worlds and mining and digging. Both are calm and low on stress.
But more fighting than ASTRONEER.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
Maker FAQ explicitly specifies paid purchase and names computer, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo releases.
- 1210
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
Genres
Store IDs
- Wikidata item
- Not confirmed
Sources
13 pages
astroneer.spaceOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Genres, About, Free base co-op.
- Genres: The FAQ calls the game a space exploration sandbox.
- About: The setting involves future explorers, dangerous planets and making bases and vehicles.
- Free base co-op: Maker FAQ explicitly specifies paid purchase and names computer, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo releases.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Friends can join mid-game, Story, Building and creating, Exploring, Sessions, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The maker describes online co-op for two to four in a hosted world.
- Friends can join mid-game: The maker says friends can enter and leave an online world while it is running.
- Story: Strange structures, artifacts and messages provide an optional thread to investigate.
- Building and creating: The maker describes modular bases, crafting stations, power systems and automated production.
- Exploring: Planets can be explored from the surface into their cores.
- Sessions: The world holds bases and production systems that you keep expanding.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status.
- Steam app ID: The response identifies app 361420 as ASTRONEER.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
astroneer.spaceOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: The maker gives February 6, 2019 for full release. December 16, 2016 was Early Access. Steam gives February 5, 2019, so the maker date takes priority.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: Update 1.12 states that official dedicated servers support eight players. Hosted worlds remain limited to four.
astroneer.spaceOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: Dedicated servers connect Steam, Xbox and PS4. Xbox requires a preferred authenticated server. PS4 can also use a self-hosted server.
- Crossplay between: This list covers the explicitly named Windows, Xbox One and PS4 versions. Specific crossplay support for the newer console versions is not separately established here. Switch is outside this documented server group.
blog.astroneer.spaceOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: The maker lists preferred providers that connect PlayStation, Xbox, Windows 10 and Steam. This confirms the server condition on the support page.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: The current product is for PS4 and PS5.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The store lists PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S as playable systems.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: The released Switch product explicitly lists Nintendo Switch 2 compatibility as supported, with behavior consistent with Switch. Switch 2 availability is through compatibility, not a separate edition.
nintendoworldreport.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Calm and coziness, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Kind of game: Nintendo World Report, January 13, 2022. Friends divide routine work and test vehicles.
- Laughter and chaos: Shared rover jumps add silliness.
- Physical comedy: Rover stunts provide occasional physical comedy. Bugs do not determine this score.
- Calm and coziness: Digging and experimentation are forgiving.
- Working in sync: Players take different jobs.
- Time to hang out: Routine work leaves room to socialize.
- Getting better: Crafting and storage need learning.
- Unlocks and progress: Research unlocks equipment.
- Planning ahead: Power and production systems require planning.
nintendolife.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger.
- Tension and danger: Nintendo Life, January 13, 2022. Oxygen and hazardous travel interrupt the gathering loop, but it remains a relaxed sandbox.